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August 27, 2019
TheNigeria Labour Congress, NLC has demanded the immediate implementation of thenew national minimum wage by all tiers of government.
Theresolution is contained in a communiqué jointly signed by the NLC President,Ayuba Wabba, and the immediate past General Secretary Peter Ozo-Eson, after itsNational Executive Council, NEC meeting in Kano.
TheLabour union insisted that action on the policy should be effective from theday President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the law.
Theynoted with dismay, the continued delay by the Federal Government and othertiers of government to implement the new national minimum wage of thirtythousand naira as recently enacted.
Thenew minimum wage bill, which was signed into law by the president in April thisyear, had been stalled over the issue of relativity and substantial adjustmentof salaries in negotiations between government and labour.